| Item 9780805074604$7.99 - $35.00 The award-winning author of A People's Tragedy presents an account of the Crimean War that offers revised insight into its legacy to reveal the vast numbers of military and civilian deaths, the religious and territory disputes between British, Turkish and Russian empires and the global industrial struggles it triggered. 40,000 first print... | |
Alternative Exercises to Accompany Pt. I of the J... Speech of W. O. Butler, of Kentucky, in Committee... The award-winning author of A People's Tragedy presents an account of the Crimean War that offers revised insight into its legacy to reveal the vast numbers of military and civilian deaths, the religious and territory disputes between British, Turkish and Russian empires and the global industrial struggles it triggered. 40,000 first printing.
From "the great storyteller of modern Russian historians," (Financial Times) the definitive account of the forgotten war that shaped the modern age The Charge of the Light Brigade, Florence Nightingalethese are the enduring icons of the Crimean War. Less well-known is that this savage war (1853-1856) killed almost a million soldiers and countless civilians; that it enmeshed four great empiresthe British, French, Turkish, and Russianin a battle over religion as well as territory; that it fixed the fault lines between Russia and the West; that it set in motion the conflicts that would dominate the century to come. In this masterly history, Orlando Figes reconstructs the first full conflagration of modernity, a global industrialized struggle fought with unusual ferocity and incompetence. Drawing on untapped Russian and Ottoman as well as European sources, Figes vividly depicts the world at war, from the palaces of St. Petersburg to the holy sites of Jerusalem; from the young Tolstoy reporting in Sevastopol to Tsar Nicolas, haunted by dreams of religious salvation; from the ordinary soldiers and nurses on the battlefields to the women and children in towns under siege.. Original, magisterial, alive with voices of the time, The Crimean War is a historical tour de force whose depiction of ethnic cleansing and the West's relations with the Muslim world resonates with contemporary overtones. At once a rigorous, original study and a sweeping, panoramic narrative, The Crimean War is the definitive account of the war that mapped the terrain for today's world..
An examination of the Crimean War and its legacy reveals the vast numbers of military and civilian deaths; the religious and territorial disputes between the British, Turkish, and Russian empires; and the global industrial struggles it triggered.
From "the great storyteller of modern Russian historians" comes the definitive account of the Crimean War, a forgotten war that shaped the modern age. Figes reconstructs the first full conflagration of modernity, a global industrialized struggle fought with unusual ferocity and incompetence.
The Charge of the Light Brigade, Florence Nightingale-these are the enduring Icons of the Crimean War. Less well known Is that this savage war (1853--1856) killed almost a million soldiers and countless civilians; that It enmeshed four great empires-the British, French, Turkish, and Russian--In a battle over religion as well as territory; that it fixed the fault lines between Russia and the West; that It set In motion the conflicts that would dominate the century to come.
In this masterly history, Orlando Figes reconstructs the first full conflagration of modernity, a global industrialized struggle fought with unusual ferocity and incompetence. Drawing on untapped Russian and Ottoman as well as European sources, Figes vividly depicts the world at war, from the palaces of St. Petersburg to the holy sites of Jerusalem; from the young Tolstoy reporting In Sevastopol to Tsar Nicolas, haunted by dreams of religious salvation; from the soldiers and nurses on the battlefields to the women and children In towns under siege.
Original, magisterial, alive with voices of the time. The Crimean War is a historical tour de force whose depiction of ethnic cleansing and the West's relations with the Muslim world resonates with contemporary overtones. At once a rigorous, original study and a sweeping, panoramic narrative. The Crimean War is the definitive account of the war that mapped the terrain for today's world.
The Crimean War : A History General
| ISBN | 9780805074604 |
| Fiction/Non-Fiction | Non-Fiction |
| Publisher | Metropolitan Books |
| Pages | 576 |
| List Price | $35.00 |
| Author | Figes, Orlando |
| Publication Date | 04/12/2011 |
| Release Status | In Print |
| Format | Hardcover |
| Language | English |
| Measurements | Height: 9.5 Inches (US)Width: 6.5 Inches (US)Thickness: 1.75 Inches (US)Unit Weight: 2 Pounds (US) |
The award-winning author of A People's Tragedy presents an account of the Crimean War that offers revised insight into its legacy to reveal the vast numbers of military and civilian deaths, the religious and territory disputes between British, Turkish and Russian empires and the global industrial struggles it triggered. 40,000 first printing.
From "the great storyteller of modern Russian historians," (Financial Times) the definitive account of the forgotten war that shaped the modern age The Charge of the Light Brigade, Florence Nightingalethese are the enduring icons of the Crimean War. Less well-known is that this savage war (1853-1856) killed almost a million soldiers and countless civilians; that it enmeshed four great empiresthe British, French, Turkish, and Russianin a battle over religion as well as territory; that it fixed the fault lines between Russia and the West; that it set in motion the conflicts that would dominate the century to come. In this masterly history, Orlando Figes reconstructs the first full conflagration of modernity, a global industrialized struggle fought with unusual ferocity and incompetence. Drawing on untapped Russian and Ottoman as well as European sources, Figes vividly depicts the world at war, from the palaces of St. Petersburg to the holy sites of Jerusalem; from the young Tolstoy reporting in Sevastopol to Tsar Nicolas, haunted by dreams of religious salvation; from the ordinary soldiers and nurses on the battlefields to the women and children in towns under siege.. Original, magisterial, alive with voices of the time, The Crimean War is a historical tour de force whose depiction of ethnic cleansing and the West's relations with the Muslim world resonates with contemporary overtones. At once a rigorous, original study and a sweeping, panoramic narrative, The Crimean War is the definitive account of the war that mapped the terrain for today's world..
An examination of the Crimean War and its legacy reveals the vast numbers of military and civilian deaths; the religious and territorial disputes between the British, Turkish, and Russian empires; and the global industrial struggles it triggered.
From "the great storyteller of modern Russian historians" comes the definitive account of the Crimean War, a forgotten war that shaped the modern age. Figes reconstructs the first full conflagration of modernity, a global industrialized struggle fought with unusual ferocity and incompetence.
The Charge of the Light Brigade, Florence Nightingale-these are the enduring Icons of the Crimean War. Less well known Is that this savage war (1853--1856) killed almost a million soldiers and countless civilians; that It enmeshed four great empires-the British, French, Turkish, and Russian--In a battle over religion as well as territory; that it fixed the fault lines between Russia and the West; that It set In motion the conflicts that would dominate the century to come.
In this masterly history, Orlando Figes reconstructs the first full conflagration of modernity, a global industrialized struggle fought with unusual ferocity and incompetence. Drawing on untapped Russian and Ottoman as well as European sources, Figes vividly depicts the world at war, from the palaces of St. Petersburg to the holy sites of Jerusalem; from the young Tolstoy reporting In Sevastopol to Tsar Nicolas, haunted by dreams of religious salvation; from the soldiers and nurses on the battlefields to the women and children In towns under siege.
Original, magisterial, alive with voices of the time. The Crimean War is a historical tour de force whose depiction of ethnic cleansing and the West's relations with the Muslim world resonates with contemporary overtones. At once a rigorous, original study and a sweeping, panoramic narrative. The Crimean War is the definitive account of the war that mapped the terrain for today's world.
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